dynasty

/ˈdɪnəsti/noun

A line of rulers who all come from the same family.

Example sentence

“The museum's exhibit covers pottery from three Chinese dynasties.”

Sports commentary borrowed it for teams that win for years running. Historically it organizes Chinese and Egyptian chronology: the Ming dynasty.

Related words

clanA large family group whose members trace their line back to the same ancestor, even when the exact links are unknown.bloodlineThe family connection that ties a person to the generations that came before them.tribeA social and ethnic group that is bigger than a clan or band, though smaller than a nation, and may itself contain several clans.lineageThe line of ancestors a person or family descends from, or the descendants that follow from a common ancestor.familyPeople connected to one another by birth, marriage, or adoption, especially a set of parents and their children.descendantA person who comes from a particular ancestor, no matter how many generations later.